Legal pages checklist for static indie sites

June 2026 · 6 min read

This article is educational, not legal advice. Before you enable Google AdSense, collect emails, or sell a digital product from a static site, publish these pages and adapt them to your actual data practices.

Minimum set

1. Privacy Policy — What you collect (email, logs, cookies), why, retention, third parties, contact
2. Terms of Use — License for your templates/content, prohibited use, liability cap
3. Disclaimer — No professional advice, no results guarantee, fictional demo data
4. Cookie Notice — Required if you run analytics or AdSense; explain opt-out
5. Contact + DMCA email — Operational trust signal for users and ad reviewers

AdSense-specific

• Describe third-party advertising cookies before enabling the AdSense script
• Link to Google's ad personalization opt-out
• Do not claim "guaranteed AdSense approval" — Google prohibits misleading claims
• Maintain substantial original content (guides, not just a single landing)

Data minimization tips

• Use mailto: contact forms until you need server-side CRM
• Prefer privacy-friendly analytics with fewer cookies
• Never embed fake testimonials or logos you do not have rights to

LaunchStatic publishes reference pages you can study: Privacy, Terms, Cookies, Disclaimer. Customize for your product and jurisdiction.